Dancing With the Stars
The Palin family fishbowl
For someone who hates the ‘lamestream media,’ the rogue politician sure invites them in a lot
The Palin Kid
(Update: The original subject heading was “And you can’t get rid of the Palin kid,” and I should just explain that it was a self-referential callback to a post I wrote in September, where that was one of the lines in a proposed Dancing With the Stars theme song. (“Get rid of” means “vote off” in that context.) Probably goes to show why I shouldn’t do self-referential callbacks.)
Newsmakers
Emma Watson’s really big moment, the Dog Whisperer’s disappointing day, Pamela Anderson’s good deed’s too dirty
You’ll be seeing Gilles Marini, Eurogod, everywhere you turn
The shower scene guy from ‘Sex and the City’ is boosting the ratings on ‘Brothers & Sisters’
All the right moves
It’s no fluke that gridiron greats perform like pros on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Crossovers Work For Reality Shows, Too
I didn’t see the season premiere of Dancing With the Stars last night — more specifically, I didn’t want to see it, because this year’s lineup of celebrities doesn’t interest me much — but it had its best-rated premiere in several years. The reason was the power of cross-promotion, which works for reality even better than it does for something like Grey’s Anatomy: